In little-noticed comments Thursday, the former White House counsel for President Richard Nixon John Dean said Thursday that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may have unwittingly admitted to a criminal conspiracy when questioned about torture by a group of student videographers at Stanford.
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In a video that surfaced Thursday, Rice said, “The president instructed us that nothing we would do would be outside of our obligation, legal obligations under the convention against torture… I conveyed the authorization of the administration to the agency. And so by definition, if it was authorized by the president, it did not violate our obligations under the Convention Against Torture.”Her comments raised eyebrows from online observers, who compared Rice’s answer to that of Richard Nixon’s infamous quip: “When the President does it, that means that it’s not illegal.”
Dean said he found Rice’s comments “surprising” and put her in a legal mire of possible conspiracy.
“She tried to say she didn’t authorize anything, then proceeded to say she did pass orders along to the CIA to engage in torture if it was legal by the standard of the Department of Justice,” Dean said. “This really puts her right in the middle of a common plan, as it’s known in international law, or a conspiracy, as it’s known in American law, and this indeed is a crime. If it indeed happened the way we think it did happen.”
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#36 The market is jut reflecting short term buying/selling. The true measure of wealth is what a country actually produces. GDP CRASHED >6% in Q1. That shows the true state of the economy.
#37 – In addition, the Justice Dept is ALL about enforcing the law and legal issues. The Pres is supposed to ignore that Dept? I suppose he can’t comment on Defense issues either. ROFL!
#40 – The market is built on insiders manipulating perception. If you invest, go long term based on the company & what you see are its long term chances.
Look at GE, I think its stock is crashed due in large part to a crim CEO. Long term (as long as the US pulls out) its future is probably good. It also stands to get lots of mine and your tax $ from O’Mama to engage in useless projects which will make it cash rich.
She’s smart enough to know the Nixon defense is BS. She’s just hoping that there aren’t enough bright people around to call her on it. And she may be right. But I think she’s also smart enough to know that she committed criminal acts, and is afraid she will be called to account for them.
# 43 badtimes said, “But I think she’s also smart enough to know that she committed criminal acts, and is afraid she will be called to account for them.”
No, she’s actually smarter than that. She knows the O’Mama admin won’t touch her.
Guilty knowledge is one thing. Rice knew and she may have approved.
The speaker of the House knew and can tacit approval in that she did not act to cut off funds for such when she had the ability to do so.
In order to authorize you must first have the authority to do so and Rice didn’t have the authority. She was not in the chain of command on that in any shape way or fashion.
Please put an end to some of the worst ignorant BS.
At the present we make the Star look good.
#45 You mean that to be guilty you have to one of the people who order it? Like the current Pres ordering the bombing of civilians in a country we aren’t at war with? 😉
Yet another reason O’Mama won’t go after Bush & crew. He knows that someday he won’t be President…
#20 – qsabe – The entire Bush administration deserves a chance to explain their actions. .. I suggest Nuremberg as a fine place to do it.
Why not Gitmo? And if they do not cooperate, use the same “enhanced interrogation” methods that were used under their regime. After all… it’s not torture in their eyes.
Gee, that is quite the masturbation Ayatollah1 and Cow-Patty are having. Too bad they have no clue what the eff they are talking about.
I just can’t understand anyone that defends torture, period. The bad guys torture, we don’t. You unamerican assholes should just get the fuck out of my country, you disgust me with your pathetic rationalizations. You torture-support people are damaged goods and must truly hate the USA.
#49, Alix,
Very true.
I think someone should file charges against Obama at the International Criminal Court for bombing Pakistan, and let’s see what the Left has to say about it.
#51, Lyin’ Mike,
Maybe you should start thinking about what you post. Hot pursuit against criminals across international borders is legal in the international community under specific guides. Why don’t you tell us what International Guidelines Obama broke first before suggesting he go ahead of the Bush crew.